Current Press Releases and Media Statements

2011 Press Releases

Increased Incidence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms Among 9/11 World Trade Center Survivors Worsened Their Health-Related Quality of Life
Health Care Providers Urged to Recognize Links Between GERD and Psychological, Respiratory Conditions and Consult Guidelines for Coordinating Physical, Mental Health Care

Tips and Resources on Foodborne Illness from the American College of Gastroenterology
European Outbreak of E. coli Points to Importance of Safe Food Handling

Diarrheal Disease Prevention and Management is Focus for World Digestive Health Day
Tips and Resources for Consumers from the American College of Gastroenterology

Digestive Experts Grade Treatment Options for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Causes of IBD Explored Including “Hygiene Hypothesis”
New systematic review of medical management of IBD developed by expert ACG IBD Task Force published by The American Journal of Gastroenterology as supplement to April 2011 special journal issue devoted to IBD.

American College of Gastroenterology Announces New Colorectal Cancer Awareness Public Service Campaign, Podcasts on Risk Factors, Special Concerns for African Americans and Screening Options

Terrapins’ Coach Gary Williams Teams Up To Fight Colon Cancer
New Public Service Campaign Targets Men to Get Important Screening Tests

Lifesaving Potential of Colorectal Cancer Screening Unrealized for Many Medicare Beneficiaries
Medicare patients who should be screened for colorectal cancer as part of covered preventive benefits are not getting recommended tests, a cause for concern among the nation’s digestive health specialists. At a time when the trends in CRC deaths are declining, CMS estimates that only 50 percent of Medicare beneficiaries have received some sort of colorectal screening.

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